Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
All Time Favorite Book Of A Lifetime
In the ancient Scottish ballad Tam Lin, headstrong Janet defies Tam Lin to
walk in her own land of Carterhaugh . . . and then must battle the Queen
of Faery for possession of her lover’s body and soul. In this version of
Tam Lin, masterfully crafted by Pamela Dean, Janet is a college student,
Carterhaugh is Carter Hall at the university where her father teaches, and
Tam Lin is a boy named Thomas Lane. Set against the backdrop of the
early 1970s, imbued with wit, poetry, romance, and magic, Tam Lin has
become a cult classic—and once you begin reading, you’ll know why. This
reissue features an updated introduction by the book’s original editor, the
acclaimed Terri Windling.
Personal Review: Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
This is probably my favorite book. It is in fact the second time I have read
it, but it's still amazingly awesome. It's a retelling of the Tam Lin ballads
from Scotland, set in a college in the 1970's and populated by incredibly
bright people who quote Shakespeare and Keats in regular conversation

and discuss the literary merits of The Wind in the Willows. Basically, it's
how I always imagined college would be, but better. Not to mention it's
gorgeously written and the supernatural elements are skillfully woven in so
that they almost seem like every college campus should have them. I won't
go into what they are, because that would ruin the book and you should all
read it.
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